When faced with a disciplinary hearing many employees will try to derail the proceedings. One common tactic is to attend but then become totally distraught. What’s the best way to handle this type of
drama?
Published 24.03.2016
One of your managers has been asked to conduct an urgent disciplinary investigation into an employee’s suspected wrongdoing. However, they’ve refused to carry it out. Can you insist on their
co-operation?
Published 28.08.2012
Quite often, when an employee is informed that they are to be made the subject of disciplinary proceedings their reaction will be to resign. In this situation should you continue with your
disciplinary procedure?
Published 11.02.2014
An employee has decided to appeal against a disciplinary sanction that you recently imposed on them because you didn’t “prove the misconduct beyond all reasonable doubt”. Are you actually required to
prove guilt?
Published 13.01.2017
You’ve commenced a disciplinary investigation against an employee but they’re answering all of your questions with “no comment”. Does their refusal to engage with the proceedings prevent you from
moving to a disciplinary hearing?
Published 04.04.2019
You’re conducting a disciplinary investigation and have approached an employee asking them to provide a witness statement. However, they are extremely reluctant to do so. How should you handle the
situation?
Published 29.11.2022
You have concerns about an employee and believe the situation requires a disciplinary investigation. If you begin this process, must you inform the employee or can it be concealed from them?
Published 03.07.2017
During any disciplinary investigation, you’ll need to interview “the accused”. But suppose that some new evidence comes to light after this takes place. Should you re-interview them or can you stick
with the outcome of the original meeting?
Published 17.05.2013
When an employee is subject to a disciplinary investigation your process must be fair and reasonable. But suppose the investigating manager goes thorough everything in fine detail - could that render
a dismissal unfair?
Published 07.11.2017
Until now, it’s been fairly safe for employers to suspend an employee on full pay where gross misconduct is suspected. However, following a recent Court of Appeal ruling, it’s no longer so
straightforward. So what’s changed?
Published 09.10.2012